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Oceanography

The scientific studies of the ocean.

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Oceanography

seiche

Earth science; Oceanography

An oscillation of a fluid body in response to a disturbing force having the same frequency as the natural frequency of the fluid system. Tides are now considered to be seiches induced primarily by ...

meteorological tide

Earth science; Oceanography

Annual or semi-annual changes in sea level due to shifts in prevailing winds or seasonal changes in water temperature; distinguish from atmospheric tide.

abyssal plain

Earth science; Oceanography

Another name for ocean floor.

glacial ice

Earth science; Oceanography

Any ice that is or once was part of a glacier.

North Equatorial current

Earth science; Oceanography

Any of several currents driven by the northeast trade winds blowing over the tropical oceans of the Northern Hemisphere. In the Atlantic ocean, it flows west between the equatorial countercurrent ...

south equatorial current

Earth science; Oceanography

Any of several ocean currents driven by the southeast trade winds flowing over the tropical oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. In the Atlantic Ocean it flows westward between the equator and 20 ...

acidic

Earth science; Oceanography

Any substance with a pH below 7.

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